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RC2512 Series 2 S/N Rotary Cutters 330-725M
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Table of Contents
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look for the Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tractor Shutdown Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Unfold Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driveline Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hook-up Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Hook-up Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Hook-up Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Hook-up LED Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Remove Shipping Lugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driveline Clearance Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Purge Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Unhook Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Park Jack Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 2: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Level Center Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Level Wing Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Adjust Cutter Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 3: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . 27
Startup Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tractor Turning Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Tractor & Cutter Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Blade Operation Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Set Transport Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Road Side Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Field Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Field Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Unfold Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Set Blade Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Place Wing Folding Lever In Float Position . . . . 32
Select Gear Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Engage Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Disengage Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Remove Blade Carrier Blockage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Section 4: Options & Accessories . . . . . . . . . 35
Hitch Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Tire Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 37
General Maintenance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Cutter Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Drivelines With Slip Clutches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Tire Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Skid Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Long-Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ordering Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Axle Hub Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Hitch Pivot Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Axle Pivots, Wing Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Axle Pivots, Center Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Adjustable Turnbuckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Gearbox Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Splitter Gearbox Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Intermediate Driveline Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Conventional Driveline Profile Tubes . . . . . . . . . 46
Conventional Driveline Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
CV Main Driveline Profile Tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Constant Velocity Main Driveline Joints . . . . . . . 47